Earlier in the day, Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Thom Tillis called the federal prosecutors claims “baseless.” Reacting to the lawsuit, the two Republican legislative leaders issued a joint statement saying it is “nothing more than an obvious attempt to quash the will of the voters and hinder a hugely popular voter ID requirement.’ “The law was designed to improve consistency, clarity and uniformity at the polls and it brings North Carolina’s election system in line with a majority of other states,” the statement continued. “We are confident it protects the right of all voters, as required by the U.S. and North Carolina Constitutions.”
Link to the Raleigh News Observer.